The late Terry Pratchett enjoyed a great reputation as a fan-friendly pro who sometimes drew inspiration from those he talked to at cons, while Tuckerizing others for charity. Tuckerization — using a person’s real name in a science fiction story … Continue reading
On November 23, 1914 newspapers filled their pages with coverage of World War I, neglecting the day’s real headline-maker, the birth of Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker – Arthur? – one of science fiction’s most influential personalities. “Hugo Gernsback has often … Continue reading
Tuckerization — using a person’s real name in a science fiction story as an in-joke – is derived from Wilson Tucker, the author who made the practice famous among fans. While he originally did it without charge – indeed, usually without the … Continue reading
Toni Weisskopf is assembling the raw material for a formal biography of Wilson “Bob” Tucker — Back in the ’80s I trailed Bob Tucker around from convention to convention with a tape recorder, with an eye to getting his stories … Continue reading
“Tuckerization” is the practice of giving a real person’s name to a character, place or artifact in a story. The term was inspired by Wilson “Bob” Tucker’s sly habit of sneaking friends’ names into his work. Sometimes this is easy … Continue reading
The imminent release of Prometheus prompted Lev Grossman to write about “space opera” for the June 11 issue of Time Magazine (Into The Void, subscription required). And Grossman remembered to pay homage to fan who coined the term, Bob Tucker — … Continue reading
Wilson Tucker is turning 90 on November 23, 2004 – and you’re invited to come help the Dawn Patrol throw him a party! The party will actually happen Saturday, November 27, during the weekend of Chambanacon 34. The party will take … Continue reading
(1) UNDERSTANDING A SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS STORY. [Item by Cora Buhlert.] Grace P. Fong explains how Twitter’s algorithm caused that Bigolas Dickolas tweet to go viral: “This is How Bigolas Dickolas Won the Twitter”. …Basically, I think this not a … Continue reading
(0) Short Scroll today – I’m spending the day at my brother’s watching the Super Bowl. (1) PROPOSED CHANGE TO COPYRIGHT LAW. In what may be a move to return to the pre-1978 copyright law, H.R. 576 the Copyright Clause … Continue reading
(1) GREG BEAR MEDICAL UPDATE. File 770 has been receiving copies of Astrid Bear’s FB friends-locked updates about Greg Bear’s decline during the past week, the kind of thing I ordinarily run only with permission of the author. However, today … Continue reading